The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| sakolapansuke | (snow) s/he is packed by wind |
| sakolapekhasu | (shoe) s/he is laced tightly; (horse, dog) s/he is securely harnessed; (equipment, mechanical device) it is sturdy, is strongly built, is tightly rigged |
| sakolapocu | s/he is holding on tightly |
| 'sakolapsqehlal | (cooking) s/he boils h/ until hardened |
| 'sakolapsqehtun | s/he boils it until it turns hard |
| 'sakolapsqesal | (cooking) s/he boils h/ until burned and hardened (after water has evaporated) |
| sakolapsqesu | (cooking) s/he is burned and hardened |
| sakolaqosit | melba toast |
| sakolaskste | it is dry and hardened |
| sakolasksu | (breadcrust, toast) s/he hardens, forms crust |
| sakolasqocis | hardened and toughened end piece of loaf of raised bread |
| sakolatpat | dimwit |
| sakolatpe | s/he is thick-headed, is slow to understand |
| sakolekon | (leather, skin, fabric) it is hard to the touch |
| sakolekopisu | s/he is wrapped up and tied or bound tight |
| sakolewokitutom | s/he tenses muscles |
| sakoleyu | s/he, it is hard to the touch; s/he, it is difficult |
| sakoli (sakol-) | hard to the touch, firm, solid; sturdy, strong, tough; difficult |
| 'sakoli-ehkosqenal | s/he hugs h/ hard or firmly |
| 'sakoli-ehkosqenomon | s/he hugs it hard or firmly |
| sakolihtasu | it is strongly built, is solidly constructed |
| sakolihtuhulqosu | (ash log) s/he is difficult to pound successfully; (boxer) s/he is difficult to hit or knock out; (lender) s/he doesn't lend money easily |
| sakolihtuhulqot | (wood) it is difficult to split |
| sakolikapuwu, sakolikapuhu | s/he stands firmly; s/he stands firm, is steadfast |
| sakolikonehe | s/he is muscular |